Plover or Plover ?
When identifying a Semipalmated Plover, the latter word can rhyme with lover or rover. Both are technically correct. Eric and I are both right!!! What else is news!! Article at Audubon Magazine Article at Audubon Magazine
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Shorebird Count for 2023 (39 or 40)
Today I saw my 39th of the 40 shorebird species likely to be seen in Texas for my 2023 scoreboard. Found a WIlson’s snipe at the Pecos River. (Didn’t get a pix today, this was from elsewhere). Saw 32 species in Central Texas (mostly Hornsby and Cedar Point), 1 more in west texas, only needed…
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Migration Hornsby
Migration is happening!! Tons of yellow warblers and gnatcatchers at Hornsby and a few others sprinkled in like Clay-colored Sparrow and a Flycatcher someone can ID. Also 14 species of shorebirds including Avocets and Semipalm Plovers.
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Red-necked Phalarope Hornsby
Thanks to Terry for letting me know about this Red-necked Phalarope at Hornsby. I re-found it at noon today.
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Cedar Point Lake Buchanan
Felt like I was at the coast this morning, but it was Cedar Point on Lake Buchanan. 13 species of shorebirds including both grasspipers and 4 Whimbrels (one of our elliptical migrants). 100s of peeps. 1 Flat-billed Flamingo (aka Spoonbill), yet another Tri-colored Heron and apparently a pretty high count (per ebird) of Avocets (51),…
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Galveston Summer
A few from Galveston
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Muddy Birds Hornsby
Ran across 2 unfortunates this morning also. The Pectoral barely made it out of the mud. Good luck guys!!!
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Shorebirds Hornsby
Here’s the first bird I laid eyes on at Hornsby this morning. And another I finally got some decent pix of.
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Shorebird Quiz Answers
Forgot to ID all the birds in a previous quiz. Here there are. The Baird’s was kind of unfair The rest are Least, unless I missed something.
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Photographs as Tools Cedar Point Lake Buchanan
Here’s a reminder for you photographers: I was at Cedar point on Lake Buchanan yesterday. I caught two distant pix of a flock of shorebirds heading south. (Love witnessing migration !!!!) Couldn’t tell much with bins, but since I had a pix I blew it up and can easily see needle like bills, distinctive profile…
